6 Neo 2 (1/2)

Neo dropped Alyx at his living quarters and after answering a few questions left him. Alyx has many question about this reality but now he has to find their answers on his own, on the web.

The living quarters was a huge estate for each Aon and it was isolated in the middle of a large forest. The living quarters of Aons are not grouped together so he can't find or contact other Aons without their permission. He was the only one at present here. Everything at his living quarters was automated and controlled through Ax.

'Let's take a bath'

Although a bath was not necessary he took it to relax himself. He missed his family and his old life very much. Although being an Aon grants him immortality with no one to call his own he was not happy with it.

”Kristen wait for me with our daughter I will definitely return.” Although their life will continue on and they might face many hardships as long as he is able to return to the exact point of his death he will change everything.

After the bath he dressed up in the same clothes. ”With these clothes there is no need to take a bath. But old habits die hard.” The clothes can be programmed to change their design and material they are made with. 'They appear to be some kind of advanced programmable memory foam made with nanobots.' thought Alyx.

”Ax connect me to the net”

*Does host want to connect to the virtual net or browse directly*

Alyx was not even surprised hearing about virtual net but he was not in the mood for that.

”Ax call me by my name don't use any honorifics or titles. You can converse with me as an equal”

*Ok Alyx*

From the basic information he knew about the assistive AIs, he learned that they are a double edged sword. They can be very useful but at the same time limit the development of their host if they depend too much on them. But Alyx thought differently about them as he read many novels and was always fascinated with them. He wanted to develop Ax into an AI similar to them. Also he doesn't want to turn emotionless and mechanical like Neo. When conversing with Neo he always felt that every step it took was calculated. He doesn't want to turn into them, although in the information provided there is no warning about developing the AAIs and it is possible that some of the Aons have tried it, he is still going to try it.

'I'm going to be a human with an AI not an Aon' Alyx said to himself.